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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 22h

An excellent new initiative led by a local community that is sick to the back teeth of illegal raptor persecution inside this National Park.

Bravo, @friendsofthedales.bsky.social

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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‘Eyes on the Skies’ – new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Following the recent collapse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Bird of Prey Partnership (due to its failure to tackle crimes against birds of prey), and the news that since 2015, 29 Hen Harrier…

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 3d

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

Demonstrators in Madagascar decry corruption, daily power cuts and water shortages as tensions with authorities rise.

Madagascar anti-government protesters take to the streets for third week

Demonstrators in Madagascar decry corruption, daily power cuts and water shortages as tensions with authorities rise.

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 1d

Birders across the UK are being encouraged to take part in the BTO's new Winter Bird Survey, designed to provide a clearer picture of how the nation's birds are faring outside the breeding season:

Volunteers needed to help map Britain's winter birds

The BTO has launched a UK-wide Winter Bird Survey to improve understanding of wintering bird populations in habitats such as farmland and woodland. Building on earlier work, the project aims to assess population changes and the impact of agri-environment schemes, reports BirdGuides. Birders across the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man are invited to take part in this important citizen-science initiative.

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John Cantelo @johncantelo.bsky.social · 2d

£6,000! Thanks to the generosity of the birding community, my 300pp guide to Birding Cadiz Province has now raised 6x more in donations to the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social in Liz's memory than I dared hope. PM me with your email address if you'd like a copy. Please share! Heartfelt thanks to all 🪶

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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 1d

Almost 4,000 people have signed a lawsuit against major poultry producers and a water company over allegations of extensive and widespread pollution in three rivers the Wye,Lugg and Usk.Avara Foods Limited, Freemans of Newent Limited and Welsh Water all deny the claims. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

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Alick Simmons @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social · 2d

My photo in today’s @theguardian.com

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A photograph of a bearded vulture in flight with wings spread wide and legs extended as it comes into land.

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 1d

Wild Birds Affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Worldwide: Epidemiological Insights Into the Recent Panzootic | onlinelibrary.wiley.... | Global Change Biology | #ornithology 🪶

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 2d

Victorian attitudes towards birds of prey /predators in general remain stubbornly persistent in many parts of the UK.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BirdingScotland

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Sparrowhawk killed with banned poison in Aberdeenshire – Police Scotland appeals for information

Press release from Police Scotland: APPEAL FOR INFORMATION FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A BIRD OF PREY IN ABERDEENSHIRE Detectives are appealing for information after a bird of prey was poisoned in Aberd…

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Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 3d

Our first pulse of Icelandic Redwings on Barra today, though other migrant passerines remain in very short supply. #BirdingScotland

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Max Hellicar @birdingtothemax.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible to watch a pod of Orcas encircling a Harbour Seal that was hauled out atop a raft of kelp. Even more incredible to see a Humpback Whale repeatedly defending the seal. Fascinating altruistic behaviour! Yesterday in the Salish Sea, guiding for RPBO & @eaglewingtours.bsky.social. #MarineLife

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 5d

29 'missing' Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015.

Not so much a National Park - more of a National Disgrace.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #Yorkshire

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29 ‘missing’ Hen Harriers & nearly 40 birds of prey poisoned, trapped or shot in Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015

Media attention has been drawn to the Yorkshire Dales National Park this week, following the RSPB’s press release on the suspicious disappearance of a satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named &#821…

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Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 4d

Hypocrite. And this constant, steady stream of fawning BBC articles about the royals is nauseating. Strange they no longer publicise his annual grouse shooting trip to Northumberland with son George. Doesn't quite fit the narrative, eh? The times they are a changing.

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Earthshot prize: Prince William to travel to Brazil for awards ceremony

Fifteen projects are shortlisted for a chance of winning the top £1m prizes at next month's environmental awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

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Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, Ian. Hi Stuart, I'd recommend you go straight to the top & email Chair of the NatureScot Board - Professor Colin Galbraith. Email: [email protected]

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Suffolk Sue @ruralsuffolk.bsky.social · 7d

Very sad news. Bloody grouse shooting needs banning.

Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 7d

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running.

Hardly any surprise why.

#RaptorPersecution #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

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Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running

Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

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Ruth Tingay @ruthtingay.bsky.social · 7d

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running.

Hardly any surprise why.

#RaptorPersecution #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

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Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running

Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 8d

New info from RSPB reveals last known location of this young Hen Harrier was on a grouse moor between Reeth & Redmire on NE side of Yorkshire Dales National Park, before she disappeared in suspicious circumstances.

#RaptorResearch #Wildlifecrime #Ornithology

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More information about the suspicious disappearance of Hen Harrier ‘Sita’ who vanished on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park

In May this year I blogged about a young satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named ‘Sita’ who had disappeared under suspicious circumstances from a winter roost site on an unnamed grouse moor …

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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 9d

Who lights the fires in the Cairngorms National Park? - parkswatchscotland parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/09/30/w...

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Meg Murgatroyd @megmurg.bsky.social · 9d

Applications are open! HawkWatch International's Global Raptor Research & Conservation Grant supports local researchers protecting threatened & understudied raptors worldwide. Up to $3,500 available per grant. Apply by Jan 15, 2026 🦅
👉 hawkwatch.org/investing-in...

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Tea Junkie @teajunkie.bsky.social · 10d

Those responsible need to be put out of business.

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sam--10.bsky.social @sam--10.bsky.social · 9d

My daughter could hazard a guess.

Still waiting for the powers that be to have as much a grasp of this as my then 10 year old.

@mairigougeon.bsky.social

A poem written several years ago by my daughter, in response to 'missing' Golden Eagles Adam and Charlie. The picture also shows a newplast model of a dead eagle.
The persecution of our raptors in the UK continues unabated.

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Pinetencolin @pinetencolin.bsky.social · 9d

This boils my blood!😡

Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 10d

Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?

No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information

Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 10d

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 11d

Nature is healing

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Batumi Raptor Count @batumiraptorcount.org · 10d

After the thrill of reaching the million, we went straight to the peak of diversity. The challenge of counting high numbers of birds slowly shifted into identifying the (relatively) fewer but more difficult ones: the large eagle species!

But they also brought a special guest along...👇

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Lesser Spotted Eagle - Photo by Eduardo Campos Wals

Lesser Spotted Eagle - Photo by Matthew Sprangers

Black Kite (left) and Steppe Eagle (right) - Photo by Matthew Sprangers

Lesser Spotted Eagle - Photo by Filiep T'jollyn

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 9d

In one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in freefall

Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 10d

Gosh, what a mystery. Whatever could have happened to them?

No bodies, no tags, no prosecutions, no accountability, no deterrent. This will continue.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Two Golden Eagles ‘disappear’ in south Scotland – Police appeal for information

Press release from Police Scotland, 29 September 2025: APPEAL FOR MISSING GOLDEN EAGLE Detectives are appealing for information after a satellite-tagged golden eagle disappeared in the hills to the…

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